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Red dot winner Green Concept; Melt Tag
by: Mirjam Visser, 2011-01-21 01:01:07 UTC
Clothing tags generate a substantial amount of paper wastage. MELT TAG addresses this problem by reinventing the tag as a tab of dissolvable laundry detergent. MELT TAG has been designed to reduce the volume of paper wasted through the production of …
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Rain showerhead uses 30% less water
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-11-22 01:24:46 UTC
“In our research, we learned that consumers are concerned about the environment and are interested in using products which save precious resources… but at the same time, they don’t want to sacrifice a product’s performance in the process,” said Judy Riley …
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Replacing x-ray by sonic waves for structural testing
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-11-17 02:31:49 UTC
The Sonic TC unit uses a revolutionary new technology to replace the x-ray testing technology in structural testing of metal products. Were the old x-ray techniques time consuming as well as producing environmental unfriendly x-ray radiation, the new technology …
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Charging with sunlight
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-11-09 06:06:17 UTC
PVs convert sunlight into electricity that can be used immediately. The process is clean, fast, noiseless, and—thanks to Solio—easily portable. Here’s how it works. Light from the sun hits the solar cells, exciting electrons within the cell. Some …
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Cradle to cradle gold certificate Office chair
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-10-21 04:49:30 UTC
Haworth’s Zody is a high-performance, mid-priced office chair that integrates a strong design sensibility with sustainability. Designers conducted extensive material analysis to ensure the chair’s components would be ecologically sensitive. Before being …
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Inspiration from concepts from Electrolux
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-06-28 10:38:57 UTC
Every year Electrolux writes out a design contest this time a lot of inspiration can be drawn from the designs by the finalists
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Chairless chair
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-05-21 08:51:54 UTC
It is obvious that many things have evolved since the beginning of time and that progress has accumulated in our lives in the form of sophisticated needs and desires. But it is also true that there are many things and needs that haven’t changed much since …
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Stackable Eco chair
by: Mirjam Visser, 2010-04-23 06:14:13 UTC
Sexy design, sustainable materials and manufacturing — it doesn’t get much better than that, so we’re glad to find more from Voxia. The Eco chair is made from bent birch plywood sourced from sustainably-managed forests near the production plant, which …

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